Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex59 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inHomel, Homel region
Held atPenal Colony No. 17
Categorylegal_profession
StatusConvicted
Sentence—
Belarus · context
1,277documented cases
393 urgent · 116 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
101
Legal Profession
11
Medical
2
Culture
1
Case Summary
Siarhei Khlystou is a lawyer who was detained in April 2025. He was accused of inciting hostility and calling for actions that could harm the national security of Belarus. He has been added to the lists of terrorists and extremists.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Сяргей Хлыстоў — юрыст, які быў затрыманы ў красавіку 2025 года. Яго абвінавацілі ў распальванні варожасці і закліках да дзеянняў, скіраваных на прычыненне шкоды нацыянальнай бяспецы Беларусі. Ён унесена ў спісы тэрарыстаў і экстрэмістаў.
02Charges
Charges
02 count- 01Calls for actions aimed at causing harm to the national security of the Republic of Belarus
- 02Inciting hostility
Criminal Code Articles
02 articleArt. BY-361Art. BY-130
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
April 7, 2025
05Sources
Data Source
Source vs. PPW analysis
ViasnaCase facts, charges, dates, and status.
PPW analysisRisk, surveillance & sentence estimates — probabilistic, not the source's reporting.
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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Siarhei Khlystou (PPW case cmmjmg1c). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmjmg1c6002m1vyaaacdc3uv. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/sjarhei-khlystou).
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